Mounting for campaign ribbons and medals



J. WOLF MOUNTING F'OR CAMPAIGN RIBBONS `AND MEDALS Filed June 12, 1950 nventor, JOSEPH [fl/0L F Cttorneg Patented Jan. 20, 1953 OFFICE MOUNTING FOR CAMPAIGN RIBBONS AND. MEDALS Joseph Wolf, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application June 12, 1950, Serial No. 167,543

(Cl. l---1.5)

1 Claim. 1

The present invention relates to mounting means for campaign ribbons, medals and similar devices.

The invention contemplates that type of device wherein the medal or campaign ribbon may be directly attached to the blouse, or may at the discretion of the wearer thereof, be removably carried on a bar attached to the blouse.

Service men often desire that campaign ribbons and medals should, without other means, be secured directly to the blouse and the present invention affords an easy, attractive and ready means whereby such a desire is easily attained.

Other objects of the invention contemplate a ribbon holder slide or plate which, when carried on a bar or supporting member, will not slip or readily move relative thereto.

A further object consists in providing a ribbon holder which lends itself readily to manufacturing practices, with hand labor reduced to a minimum, with the ribbon holders readily formed by automatic machinery within a minimum of time and cost.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view illustrating the ribbon holder or plate with ribbon applied thereto prior to separating areas thereof to provide individual ribbon holders;

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1 and on an enlarged scale;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of the ribbon holder;

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure 3 and on an enlarged scale;

Referring to the drawing, I have shown in Figure l a method whereby the invention is shaped and thereafter cut to provide individual ribbon holders. I rst provide an elongated strip or backing member I formed of a thin metal, such as brass, which strip is initially provided with spaced rows of slots as shown at 2 and 3. Each row comprises, in the present instance, slots which are elongated longitudinally of the strip and rows 2 and 3 consist of three slots each as shown at 4, 5, 5, l, 8, and 9. Intermediate the rows 2 and 3 and extending transversely of the strip is an elongated slot II'I. It is intended that the strip should be cut to provide individual ribbon holders in the manner illustrated in Figure 2 wherein it will be observed that each holder will include a strip which contains the slotted rows 2 and 3. A ribbon of any character, whether it be campaign or medal, is glued to one surface of the strip and throughout the length of the strip. I have shown glue at II with the ribbon I2 secured to the strip by said glue. Initially the ribbon and the ribbon holder will have the appearance shown in Figure 2 and after passing the same through a mold, the appearance will be that of Figures 3 and 4. As medals and campaign ribbons are of a selected width, the molding of the holder is such as to always position the slots 4 to 9, inclusive, in a certain manner.

The forming of each ribbon holder is such as to provide a face portion I3, there being inturned flanges I4 and I5 which are spaced from the rear surface of the face portion by bight portions I5 and Il, followed by outturned flanges at I8 and I9, which interconnect the flanges I4 and I5. The construction is such that the ribbon is tightly gripped between flanges I4 and I8, I5 and I9. This gripping action assures that the ribbon will at all times be held taut on the face portion I3 even if the ribbon is exposed to the elements, which might cause the same to become unglued.

. As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the construction is such that the elongated slots indicated by rows 2 and 3 extend to a median line in the flanges I8 and I9, which do not cut through the entire transverse width of said flanges, with said slots extending the transverse width of the anges I4 and I5 through the bights I6 and I1, and a short distance downwardly from the bights into the face portion I3.

The operation, uses and advantages of the invention are as follows:

Some service men prefer to wear their campaign ribbons or medals on a bar which is usually pinned to the blouse, while others prefer to sew the ribbon to the blouse. Whatever the individual desire may be, the present invention is adaptable to either method. The spacing between the face portion I3 `and the flanges I4 and I5 provide channels adapted to receive the bar and the ribbon holder is slidably held on said bar in any selected position. If the sewing method is preferred, this is accomplished by passing thread as indicated at 20 and 2I in Figure 4 through the rows of slots and the ribbon into the blouse. The blouse is indicated at 22 and the thread is passed through the slotted areas in flanges IB and I9, through two thicknesses of ribbon and then through the same slots at the bight portions. The flanges I8 Iand I9 press against the outer surface of the blouse and act as a backing for the two thicknesses of ribbon. The channels which are included between the anges I4 and I5 an-d the face portion I3 are of sufficient width to permit a needle to be passed upwardly therein and through the slots I to 9. inclusive.

The elongated slot l0 exposes the face of the ribbon therethrough and is utilized when medals are applied to the surface of the ribbon, such as Silver and Bronze Stars, Oakleaf Clusters. and the like.

I claim:

A campaign ribbon assembly comprising a ribbon support formed with a face portion and with spaced apart inwardly and outwardly bent flanges at the longitudinal edges of the face portion, and spaced apart transverse slots located at the bend, connecting the inwardly and outwardly directed anges.

JOSEPH WOLF.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

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